US President Barack Obama on Thursday told groups that support the Iran nuclear deal to make their voices heard to Congress to counter the millions of dollars in lobbying by those who want to derail the agreement.

The Iran deal was backed by at least 86 nations including six -- China, India, Japan, South Korea, Turkey and Taiwan -- that have voluntarily restricted the amount of Iranian oil that they imported, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said on Thursday.

"Generally speaking, in terms of the US-India partnership, which you've referenced, the President is very enthusiastic about the prospect of increased collaboration, increased economic growth for American companies, and investments in India," the White House spokesperson, Eric Schultz said.

US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday mounted a furious counterattack against critics of the Iran nuclear deal, telling sceptical lawmakers it would be fantasy to think the United States could simply "bomb away" Tehran's atomic know-how.

Iran's pragmatist government tried on Wednesday to sell its nuclear agreement with world powers to hardliners at home, just as a US congressional leader promised to do "everything possible" to sink the deal.

The agreement reached between Iran and six major powers to limit its sensitive nuclear activities will make America and the world more secure, President Barack Obama said on Saturday as he sought support from his countrymen over the issue.

Slamming the critics of the Iran nuclear deal, US President Barack Obama has said they failed to offer an alternative to the historic pact and were at odds with 99 percent of the world, as he asserted that the debate over the issue was a choice between diplomacy and war.

The reason behind the fall and rise in oil prices yesterday, according to Miswin Mahesh of Barclays is the fact that the Iranian nuclear agreement still needs to be approved within the Congress in the US. They have 60 days to do that.

US President Barack Obama on Thursday told groups that support the Iran nuclear deal to make their voices heard to Congress to counter the millions of dollars in lobbying by those who want to derail the agreement.

The Iran deal was backed by at least 86 nations including six -- China, India, Japan, South Korea, Turkey and Taiwan -- that have voluntarily restricted the amount of Iranian oil that they imported, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said on Thursday.

"Generally speaking, in terms of the US-India partnership, which you've referenced, the President is very enthusiastic about the prospect of increased collaboration, increased economic growth for American companies, and investments in India," the White House spokesperson, Eric Schultz said.

The agreement reached between Iran and six major powers to limit its sensitive nuclear activities will make America and the world more secure, President Barack Obama said on Saturday as he sought support from his countrymen over the issue.

Slamming the critics of the Iran nuclear deal, US President Barack Obama has said they failed to offer an alternative to the historic pact and were at odds with 99 percent of the world, as he asserted that the debate over the issue was a choice between diplomacy and war.

US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday mounted a furious counterattack against critics of the Iran nuclear deal, telling sceptical lawmakers it would be fantasy to think the United States could simply "bomb away" Tehran's atomic know-how.

Iran's pragmatist government tried on Wednesday to sell its nuclear agreement with world powers to hardliners at home, just as a US congressional leader promised to do "everything possible" to sink the deal.

The reason behind the fall and rise in oil prices yesterday, according to Miswin Mahesh of Barclays is the fact that the Iranian nuclear agreement still needs to be approved within the Congress in the US. They have 60 days to do that.

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-month high of $115 per barrel after militants closed in on Iraq`s capital Baghdad, fuelling fears over supplies from the major crude producer.
US President Barack Obama had said his national security team "is looking at all the options" to help the Iraqi government.
Iraq has the world`s fifth

for April were revised up to a 0.5% gain from a previously reported increase of 0.1%.
Meanwhile, investors remained cautious as U.S. President Barack Obama warned of possible military strikes in Iraq after a rebellion led by a Sunni Islamist group continued to spread rapidly through the country.
Late

-Maliki’s Shiite-led
government is struggling to retain control of
Sunni-majority regions as his army units in
northern Iraq collapsed amid the extremist
advance. U.S. President Barack Obama said he
won’t rule out using air strikes to help the
government in Baghdad.
The fighting hasn’t spread to the south, which

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